Beach Hop Live Auction

Welcome to the Beach Hop Live Auction 2026.
This vehicle will be auctioned live at the Beach Hop, Whangamata, on Saturday 28 March 2026 at 5:00pm.
For questions, bidding registration (in person, online, or phone), pre-purchase inspections or additional history, photos and videos please visit the Sunday Drive website auctions page or ask a question here.
Reserve price is significantly lower than the listed price
Price guide $70,000 - $90,000

This isnt just another 50s cruiser this is a nostalgic street rod weapon built with attitude.

Finished in perfectly preserved patina beneath its sinister matte-black presence, this 56 wears its history loud and proud raw, honest, and dripping with period-correct drag strip flavour. Its got that 1965 gasser stance, the kind that looks like it just rolled out of tech inspection and is ready to stage under the lights.

But underneath that battle-scarred cool sits something very serious.

454 BIG BLOCK STREET/STRIP COMBO

This isnt mild. This is built.

454ci Roller Cam Big Block

Hooker Headers

800 CFM Carb

Edelbrock Victor Intake

Comp Cams Roller Rockers

Electronic Ignition

Milodon Race Oil Pan

Holley Fuel Pump, Regulator & Big Lines

Stainless 3-inch Header Cut-Outs

2.5-inch Rear Dump Turbo Mufflers

Crack the cut-outs and it sounds like 1970 all over again.

PROPER DRIVELINE SETUP

Lakewood Bellhousing

Centerforce Twin Plate Clutch

Muncie 4-Speed

Hurst Shifter

9-Inch 3.90 Ratio Trac-Lock Diff

Lakewood Traction Bars

It hooks hard. Pulls harder. And shifts like a true old-school street brawler should.

HANDLING & STOPPING POWER

Line Lock

CPP Brake Booster & Master Cylinder

11-Inch Disc Brakes

Sway Bars

2-Inch Dropped Spindles

Brand New Shocks All Round

Sits right. Stops straight. Launches clean.


FULLY SORTED THROUGHOUT

Rebuilt from the Ground Up

New Upholstery

New Glass

New 2-Speed Electric Wipers

American Autowire Complete Wiring Kit

New Weather Stripping

New Body Mounts

Stewart Warner Period-Correct Tacho & Gauges

Rear Mounted Battery Box

Race-Style Battery Cut-Off Switch

No shortcuts. No unfinished business.

Fully Certified
Rego & WOF
Turn-Key Street & Strip Weapon

This is the car that idles into town quietly
then leaves everyone wondering what just happened.

Authentic. Aggressive. Unapologetically cool.